The Usual Satays

I absolutely love the savoury box for this one. It's quick, delicious and very filling.

What's in this box:

Savoury box:
- brown rice noodles with cavolo nero and mangetout
- vegan satay sauce

Sweet box:
- fruit salad
- peanut butter caramel
- Sweet Freedom

Method and Recipes

Soak the noodles in boiling water for a few minutes. In the meantime, throw the sliced mangetout and cavolo nero in a skillet (either with a little water or a some sesame oil) and sautee. Drain the noodles and carefully mix them (if anyone knows a good method for mixing noodles with the veg, please put it in the comments)

The satay sauce is one of my favourite in the universe. You will need:
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tbsp tamari
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
warm water to taste

I just mix the first four ingredients, taste it, adjust it, then add a little warm water at a time until I reach the desired consistency. Can be made in advance and stored. I prefer to put it in a separate container, then I warm the whole box in the microwave and pour the sauce on my noodles. Heaven.

For the second box, I just peeled some satsumas, sliced some strawberries and added them to the box with a handful of blueberries. I put some peanut butter caramel and some Sweet Freedom in the little sauce pots for dipping.

The peanut butter caramel is one of my biggest obsessions, and it is super easy to make.
You will need:
1 part peanut butter
2 parts maple syrup
a splash of vanilla.

Mix everything, microwave for a few seconds, mix again. Can be made in advance and stored.

Final stats:

Time: 20 minutes
How many meals: 2
Appearance: *****
Taste: ****
Staple potential: ***** the noodles are already a staple. The fruit combination was not my favourite (I don't think the satsuma worked), but it is fairly easy to swap with other fruits.

Comments

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